Weekly CONNECTION February 26, 2024
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“Boy, is it great to have him back—even if only to say goodbye.” - TheWrap
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Final Season Starring: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Abbie Cornish Jack discovers the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organization, ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home. NR 337 min. (2023) Action/Adventure DVD 16569960 $24.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 16569963 $30.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE APRIL 16
Tom Clancy Act of Defiance Tom Clancy, Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
Thriller A particularly bright young woman at the Office of Naval Intelligence—Katie Ryan, the youngest daughter of President Jack Ryan—is determined that the Russians are about to launch a super missile submarine, the Belgorod. AB CD 11 Discs 16242112 $49.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 26
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Excuse My Family
Titles included: Father of the Bride (2022); Life of the Party; Maybe I Do; Ticket to Paradise; Daddy’s Home. PG13 515 min. Comedy DVD 16569871 $68.24 5 Discs Titles contained in set and pricing are subject to change.
Intro to Sketching
Titles included: Essential Techniques for Sketching the Energy of Places; Sketching People in Motion; Sketchbooks: Drawing the Everyday; Travel Sketching in Mixed Media. UNK 597 min. STEAM DVD 16569874 $74.99 4 Discs Titles contained in set and pricing are subject to change.
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February 26, 2024 / Midwest Tape / Weekly Buyer’s Guide / 800.875.2785
The Very Best of Margot Robbie
Titles included: Barbie; Babylon; Bombshell; I, Tonya; Focus. R 634 min. Drama DVD 16569873 $68.99 5 Discs Titles contained in set and pricing are subject to change.
PAW Patrol Puppypalooza Titles included: PAW Patrol: The Movie; PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie; PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue; PAW Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue. PG 308 min. Children’s DVD 16569872 $63.74 4 Discs Titles contained in set and pricing are subject to change.
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Brand new titles your patrons are sure to love, curated by our video experts here at Midwest Tape!
Anyone but You
Good Burger 2
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice-cold, until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. R 104 min. (2023) $76M Comedy DVD 16554751 $26.24 Blu-ray 16554750 $29.24 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
Starring: Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Pete Davidson After his latest invention fails, Dex is welcomed back by Ed to his old job at Good Burger, which is once again put in jeopardy when Dex devises a plan to get back on his feet. NR 90 min. (2023) Comedy DVD 16500816 Blu-ray 16554761 AVAILABLE MARCH 26
“...one of the most charming big screen rom-coms in years.” - GQ
“...tastes exactly how you remembered it, and it’s made with the same love and care of how it was crafted all those years ago.”
$13.49 $19.49
- USA Today
The Crime Is Mine (French)
Starring: Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert Paris, France, 1935, a young actress has just been acquitted of murdering a famous film producer. Is she really innocent? Or has she just gotten away with murder? NR 102 min. (2023) (France) Comedy DVD 16547577 $22.49 Blu-ray 16547576 $26.24 AVAILABLE MARCH 26
“...the epitome of a comfort film, decked out in old-Hollywood nostalgia and unfolding at an auctioneer’s clip.” - New York Times
Video Staff Picks
Saint Omer
(French) Starring: Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valerie Dreville Novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use her story to write a modernday adaptation of the ancient myth of Medea. PG13 123 min. (2022) (France) Drama Criterion Collection DVD 16511787 $22.49 Blu-ray 16511786 $29.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 26
Wednesday Season 1
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Hunter Doohan Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago. NR 389 min. (2022) Comedy DVD 16500841 $18.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 16500842 $22.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE MARCH 26
“The entire series finds director Tim Burton in perfect sync with the material.” - San Jose Mercury News
“What makes the movie unforgettable are the scenes in the courtroom, every moment of them gripping.” - NPR
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Spring Audiobook Preview
The Emperor and the Endless Palace Justinian Huang Fantasy AB CD 7 Discs 15936464 AVAILABLE MARCH 26
$36.99
The House of Hidden Meanings RuPaul
Autobiography AB CD 6 Discs 16137327 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
$31.99
The One and Only Family Katherine Applegate
Children’s AB CD 8 Discs 16460857 AVAILABLE MAY 7 4
$42.99
SmartBrowse ‘Spring Preview’ for more titles blossoming this spring on midwesttape.com
The Mystery Writer Sulari Gentill
Tourist Season Brenda Novak
Romance AB CD 8 Discs 15936631 AVAILABLE APRIL 2
$42.99
$49.99
Tree. Table. Book. Lois Lowry
Children’s AB CD 6 Discs 16137303 AVAILABLE APRIL 23
February 26, 2024 / Midwest Tape / Weekly Buyer’s Guide / 800.875.2785
$59.99
Knife Salman Rushdie
I Curse You with Joy Tiffany Haddish
Autobiography AB CD 6 Discs 16444136 AVAILABLE MAY 7
Mystery AB CD 9 Discs 16407549 AVAILABLE MARCH 19
Autobiography AB CD 8 Discs 16493975 AVAILABLE APRIL 16
$39.99
Where Sleeping Girls Lie Faridah Abike-Iyimide
$36.99
Young Adult AB CD 13 Discs 16354734 AVAILABLE MARCH 19
$69.99
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Bestselling authors Maktub Paulo Coelho
Short Stories (Single Author) AB CD 3 Discs 16086643 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
Operation Shylock Philip Roth
$31.99
Anita de Monte Laughs Last Xochitl Gonzalez Coming of Age AB CD 11 Discs 16354710 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
$59.99
A View from the Stars Cixin Liu
Science Fiction AB CD 6 Discs 16354495 AVAILABLE APRIL 2
$42.99
$46.99
Mona of the Manor Armistead Maupin
Multicultural Interest AB CD 5 Discs 16086919 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
$42.99
Mystery AB CD 9 Discs 16354623 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
$52.99
The Ghost Orchid Jonathan Kellerman $42.99
The Hunter Tana French
Suspense AB CD 14 Discs 16118716 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
Literary Fiction AB CD 11 Discs 16402625 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice Elle Cosimano
The New Couple in 5B Lisa Unger
Suspense AB CD 10 Discs 15937143 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
Staff Audiobook Picks
Mystery AB CD 8 Discs 16148271 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
$44.99
Three-Inch Teeth C. J. Box $49.99
Suspense AB CD 8 Discs 16293468 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
$39.99
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Critically Music Acclaimed Albums The Smile Wall of Eyes
XL Recordings Pop/Rock CD 16399299 $17.99
“4 out of 5 stars. Quality workmanship.” -Classic Rock Magazine
The Last Dinner Party Prelude to Ecstasy
Island Pop/Rock CD 16445215 $12.99 Parental Advisory
“8.1 out of 10. Prelude to Ecstasy is one of the strongest debut albums in recent memory…” -Paste Magazine
The Umbrellas Fairweather Friend Slumberland Records Pop/Rock CD 16529981 $13.99
“Fairweather Friend is a great record, a genre standout deserving of adoration…” -No Ripcord
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Benny the Butcher Everybody Can’t Go
Vera Sola Peacemaker
City Slang Pop/Rock CD 16500847 $18.99
Def Jam Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Lil Wayne, Westside Gunn CD 16487321 $11.99 Parental Advisory
“4 out of 5 stars...confirms his status as a major player in the rap industry.” -AllMusic
Gruff Rhys Sadness Sets Me Free
Ty Segall Three Bells
Drag City Pop/Rock CD 16391216 $18.99
Rough Trade Pop/Rock CD 16332879 $17.99
“Rhys’s melodies stay with you, and his wordplay is as pleasingly idiosyncratic as ever.” -Mojo
Willi Carlisle Critterland
Rise Records Pop/Rock CD 16394697 $15.99 Parental Advisory
“…Carlisle is a singular artist…Critterland is a worthy addition to the canon of country-folk classics.” -Slant
February 26, 2024 / Midwest Tape / Weekly Buyer’s Guide / 800.875.2785
“It’s brilliantly recorded, pristine and perfectly imperfect.” -Uncut
Alkaline Trio Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
Signature Sounds Folk CD 16529976 $16.99
Magazine
“...a record so atmospheric you’d swear you could hear the rustle of her white prairie dress in the breeze.” -The Observer (UK)
“...the songs are rendered with such immediacy and melodic intensity…” -Under the Radar
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Top upcoming releases patrons are looking for Enrique Iglesias Final Volume 2 Sony Music Latin Latin CD 16588762 $11.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 29
The 12th and last studio album by Enrique Iglesias
21 Savage American Dream Slaughter Gang, LLC/Epic Records Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Doja Cat, Metro Boomin Nearly six years after his last solo release, 21 Savage returns with the long-awaited new studio album, American Dream. The set continues in the rapper’s stone-faced trap tradition but adds some new elements. CD 16593638 $16.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 15
Luke Grimes Luke Grimes
Mercury Nashville Country CD 16561735 $11.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 8
Music from the Yellowstone star
Blu DeTiger All I Ever Want Is Everything
Capitol Pop/Rock CD 16567572 $11.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 29
Debut album from a rising pop star
Conan Gray Found Heaven
Republic Records Pop/Rock Conan Gray, the critically acclaimed global pop superstar, is back with his third studio album. The highly anticipated third LP includes singles Never Ending Song; Winner; Killing Me; and Lonely Dancers. CD 16584187 $14.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 5
Music Staff Picks
Charttopping digital release comes to CD
Pet Shop Boys Nonetheless
Warner Records Pop/Rock CD 16593661 $17.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 26
Features the new single Loneliness
Raffi with Good Lovelies Penny Penguin
Craft Recordings Children’s CD 16584085 $13.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 19
26th album from the children’s music legend
Third album from the charttopping singer-songwriter
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The Color Purple
Starring: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman’s journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. PG13 141 min. (2023) $60M Musical DVD 16428811 $22.49 Blu-ray 16428812 $26.24 4K+Blu-ray 16554762 $38.24 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
The Color Purple Music from & Inspired By
“Bazawule’s Color Purple fuses song and stunning Georgia scenery into a freshly inspirational cinematic.” - New York Post
WaterTower Music Soundtracks Artists: Halle Bailey, Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson CD 16543464 $21.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE MARCH 8
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